St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-28
ON THE EVE OF MARRIAGE.
The Conduct OF Il Faithlcss Lover
Causes Talk OF Tar and Feath-

Causes Talk Of Tar and Feath-
erS.
Winthrop, Me-, was excited Sunday
over the fact that one of Winthrop'S
most estimable young ladies had been
deserted by her faithlesS lover almost
on the eve of the wedding day. Great
Indignation prevailed, and if the ex-
cited tOWnSmen could have put their
hands on the recreant swain matters
would have gone hard with him.
Six or seven years ago young man
hailing from somewhere in East Maine,
yiSitedWinthrop and became acquainted
with Winthrop girl, the daughter of a
respected citizen. This acquaintance
had lasted about six weeks when the
young man went West. 1t is certain
that for the past year or more he has
been located at Helena, Mont, where
he is said to have moved in good society.
During all these years, too he seems to
have found place in his memory for
his Winthrop love, and has constantly
written the young lady during his Ell
tire absence, and the young lady has re-
piled to his letters in kind.
Recently their CORE SpOndence has
been of vigorous kind, and when the
young man wrote insisting upon we'd
ding this fall the young woman, with
her fathers knowledge, gave her con-
sent. This done she gave I'D clerk
ship in millinery establishment and
went to work getting her clothes ready
and affairs settled generally for her APP
preaching marriage. About the first
week in October the young man put in
an appearance and was warmly greeted
at the girls home. The young lady in
trOduced him TO her friends in Winthrop
and even took him to see her relatives
in Monmouth. He also took her to DeX-
ter and introduced here there to his
own family.
On their return to Winthrop the banks
were published, and the license was to
have been issued Saturday. Thursday
morning, quite early, the young man
greeted his intended wife'S family
that he thought he would run down to
the village and have a chat with old
friends, he went out. Returning in the
afternoon he babe a light farewell and
was gone. That was the last seen of
him in the girls home, as he fastened
to the station and took the 1912 train
for Boston, writing from the train to the
express agent at Winthrop to go to the
girls home and get his trunk and valise,
which he wished forwarded him at Som
erville. Mass.
When afternoon came the deceived
girl watched in vain for her lover, little
dreaming of his conduct until she read
a note which he had mailed her and
which reached her the same day. In
the note this cool trifler calmly an
nOunced that things hadn't turned out
just to suit him, and he had concluded
not to get married just yet"
OF course the young woman was
somewhat overcome at first, but OH re-
Election she cheered up and came to the
conclusion that she had had narrow
escape from a bitter future. The peo-
pie here were far from taking such
calm view of the matter, having known
the father and daughter all their lives.
To-day crowd OF forty men got to-
gether and avoWed their intention in the
absence of the culprit of Selling his bag
gage and burning it up, together with
his effigy. These were all men of mid
die age and we'll known in business cir
cles here. The father, who is a very
sick man, did not wish, however, to give
up the property, and in Difference to his
wishes the scheme was abandoned. One
of WinthrOp'S richest citizens has Of
fered to buy all the tar and feathers
necessary to coat the young man should
he appear here again.